Monument record MHG30233 - Former cinema, Aultbea

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 8661 8922 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG88NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish GAIRLOCH

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Thumbnail Photo of military building
Wester Ross Project - Cathy Dagg, 03/04

Romney concrete building built during the war as a cinema and social centre. Now in use as Aultbea village hall.
Wester Ross Project - Cathy Dagg, 23/3/04
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Large round roofed building. The building is still in use. Photo in J A Guy, 20th Century Defences, (report nos. 1, 8 & 11)
A M Fox, Highland Council, 18.10.01

The main part is a typical wartime round-roofed Nissan hut with a 2-storey extension on the E side.
Chadwick, Steve 1996. Loch Ewe during World War II. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 08/2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Gairloch. Yes. Site 28.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 9 2011 3:52PM

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